Is it worth it?

cudakid69 · 04-28-2007, 03:04 PM

I'm currently resoring a '69 barracuda. Its a 318 car with a 904 tranny. I wanted to get other peoples opinions on building up the 318. I can get a 360 really cheap, so what does everyone think? Should I build up the 318 or swap it with a built late model 360 (I would probably end up building a stroker)?

Jonah Hex · 05-09-2007, 03:10 PM

The first question is.....Is it a numbers matching car? If it is, I personally would restore it with the 318. If it is not, there is no replacement for displacement!

Jonah

440roadrunner · 11-09-2007, 08:08 PM

Yep, it depends on whether you want to keep it original. If you put a 360 in there, those engines are externally balanced, and I'll guarantee you that you can "feel" that. I don't remember if the weights are on the torque converter or the flex plate

If the 360 is out of a pickup or other rear sump pan, you'll have to find a pan. Your 318 pan won't fit, because the rear main seal on the 360 is larger.

04-28-2007, 03:04 PM	#1 (permalink)
cudakid69 Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 9	Is it worth it? I'm currently resoring a '69 barracuda. Its a 318 car with a 904 tranny. I wanted to get other peoples opinions on building up the 318. I can get a 360 really cheap, so what does everyone think? Should I build up the 318 or swap it with a built late model 360 (I would probably end up building a stroker)? __________________ The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at or repair.

05-09-2007, 03:10 PM	#2 (permalink)
Jonah Hex Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Hillsboro, IL Posts: 35	The first question is.....Is it a numbers matching car? If it is, I personally would restore it with the 318. If it is not, there is no replacement for displacement! Jonah __________________ I`d rather push a Mopar than drive anything else!

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11-09-2007, 08:08 PM	#3 (permalink)
440roadrunner Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 272	Yep, it depends on whether you want to keep it original. If you put a 360 in there, those engines are externally balanced, and I'll guarantee you that you can "feel" that. I don't remember if the weights are on the torque converter or the flex plate If the 360 is out of a pickup or other rear sump pan, you'll have to find a pan. Your 318 pan won't fit, because the rear main seal on the 360 is larger.